The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the appointment of KPMG as the independent assessor responsible for evaluating proposals to establish a new standards-setting body for UK open banking APIs. This 12-week assessment is designed to identify which organisation is best positioned to le
Open Banking
Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has appointed John Glanville as a banking director in its London office. He will report to Mark Prentice, head of banking, and will work alongside the banking teams in Edinburgh and London.
Open Banking Limited (OBL) has announced that Charlotte Crosswell, chair and trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), will step down from her role on 31 January 2023. Ms Crosswell has overseen and delivered significant governance, culture and management changes at the OBIE during he
Payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced a partnership with Vyne, a specialist account-to-account (A2A) payments platform. This new partnership will provide greater choice for merchants who use the BR-DGE platform, optimising the merchant and consumer payment experience. BR-DGE merchants
Payit, NatWest’s open banking payments solution, has reached a milestone £1 billion in processed payments.

